It was our last stop on the nine months of travel before we returned home to Virginia. The kids were ready. Tom and I were ready.  But, we still had a few fun things to see and do as we returned to London.  Mom needed a few more castles in her life and Lucy needed yet another excuse to wear her "fancy" dress, so we had a day at Windsor Castle. Honestly, this was a bit of a surprise to me. It was pretty, of course, but surprisingly laid-back. When I lived in DC, I toured the W

In all of England, the kids were most excited about our trip to the Warner Bros. Studio for “The Making of Harry Potter” tour. My mom, Tom and I were also pretty excited about this. Prior to purchasing tickets, my dad did not know a boggart from a hippogriff, that quidditch is a sport or that a galleon is wizarding money. We required that he read at least the first book and watch the first movie before he came with us.  I don’t know if he is a wizard or a Muggle, but he is ce

England is full of wonderful things to see and do, but I only had one “must do” item on my list for this trip. That was to go to Oxford and do a C.S. Lewis and Tolkien tour. Whenever I'm asked the question, "if you could have a conversation with one person, living or dead, who would it be?" I always say C.S. Lewis, or as he is called by his friends, Jack. Really, I don't need a conversation with him. I mostly just want to listen in on a conversation between him and other sma